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We present fast and robust numerical algorithms for 3-D scattering from perfectly electrical conducting (PEC) and dielectric random rough surfaces in microwave remote sensing. The Coifman wavelets or Coiflets are employed to implement Galerkin’s procedure in the method of moments (MoM). Due to the high-precision one-point quadrature, the Coiflets yield

We present fast and robust numerical algorithms for 3-D scattering from perfectly electrical conducting (PEC) and dielectric random rough surfaces in microwave remote sensing. The Coifman wavelets or Coiflets are employed to implement Galerkin’s procedure in the method of moments (MoM). Due to the high-precision one-point quadrature, the Coiflets yield fast evaluations of the most off-diagonal entries, reducing the matrix fill effort from O(N^2) to O(N). The orthogonality and Riesz basis of the Coiflets generate well conditioned impedance matrix, with rapid convergence for the conjugate gradient solver. The resulting impedance matrix is further sparsified by the matrix-formed standard fast wavelet transform (SFWT). By properly selecting multiresolution levels of the total transformation matrix, the solution precision can be enhanced while matrix sparsity and memory consumption have not been noticeably sacrificed. The unified fast scattering algorithm for dielectric random rough surfaces can asymptotically reduce to the PEC case when the loss tangent grows extremely large. Numerical results demonstrate that the reduced PEC model does not suffer from ill-posed problems. Compared with previous publications and laboratory measurements, good agreement is observed.
ContributorsZhang, Lisha (Author) / Pan, George (Thesis advisor) / Diaz, Rodolfo (Committee member) / Aberle, James T., 1961- (Committee member) / Yu, Hongbin (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2016
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The study of soft magnetic materials has been growing in popularity in recent years. Driving this interest are new applications for traditional electrical power-management components, such as inductors and transformers, which must be scaled down to the micro and nano scale while the frequencies of operation have been scaling u

The study of soft magnetic materials has been growing in popularity in recent years. Driving this interest are new applications for traditional electrical power-management components, such as inductors and transformers, which must be scaled down to the micro and nano scale while the frequencies of operation have been scaling up to the gigahertz range and beyond. The exceptional magnetic properties of the materials make them highly effective in these small-component applications, but the ability of these materials to provide highly-effective shielding has not been so thoroughly considered. Most shielding is done with traditional metals, such as aluminum, because of the relatively low cost of the material and high workability in shaping the material to meet size and dimensional requirements.

This research project focuses on analyzing the variance in shielding effectiveness and electromagnetic field effects of a thin film of Cobalt Zirconium Tantalum Boron (CZTB) in the band of frequencies most likely to require innovative solutions to long-standing problems of noise and interference. The measurements include Near H-Field attenuation and field effects, Far Field shielding, and Backscatter. Minor variances in the thickness and layering of sputter deposition can have significant changes electromagnetic signature of devices which radiate energy through the material.

The material properties presented in this research are H-Field attenuation, H-Field Flux Orientation, Far-Field Approximation, E Field Vector Directivity, H Field Vector Directivity, and Backscatter Magnitude. The results are presented, analyzed and explained using characterization techniques. Future work includes the effect of sputter deposition orientation, application to devices, and applicability in mitigating specific noise signals beyond the 5G band.
ContributorsMiller, Phillip Carl (Author) / Yu, Hongbin (Thesis advisor) / Aberle, James T., 1961- (Committee member) / Blain Christen, Jennifer (Committee member) / Arizona State University (Publisher)
Created2019